Dynamical modelling of a wastewater treatment process of the metallurgical industry

Sauvage, Frédéric;Warichet, David;Dochain, Denis
(2007) Bioautomation — Vol. 6, p. 1-9 (2007)

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  • Sauvage, FrédéricUCLouvain
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  • Warichet, DavidGalvaPower
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  • Dochain, DenisUCLouvain
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Abstract
In this paper we consider the dynamical modelling and parameter identification of a biological wastewater treatment process from the galvanisation industry used to remove a mixture of organic matter and surface-active agents. In the present study we have considered mainly the measurements of dissolved oxygen and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) collected on laboratory and pilot-scale processes. From the identification study, we can conclude that the degradation is characterized by two reactions: one part of the easily biodegradable effluent is degraded with fast kinetics while the remaining part of the effluent is degraded via a slower reaction. This has been modelled by considering two different classes of substrates that indeed correspond to real components of the mixture.
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Sauvage, F., Warichet, D., & Dochain, D. (2007). Dynamical modelling of a wastewater treatment process of the metallurgical industry. Bioautomation, 6, 1-9. (Original work published 2007)